The Mount Alexander Shire Council Environment Strategy 2015 - 2025 sets out Council’s long-term goals and strategic approach to environmental stewardship over the next ten years, under eight priority areas.
The eight priority areas for action fall under the overarching themes of partnerships, positions and programs to guide Council’s work in environment and sustainability.
Priority areas include partnering with the community and external organisations, reducing resource consumption and improving resource recovery, protecting natural environmental assets, integrating Council’s response to climate change, leading by example and incorporating environmental and sustainable considerations into decision making.
Many priority areas for action are linked to each other, such as managing greenhouse gases from waste to tackle climate change. Action plans under the priority areas are being developed with further consultation with the community, to deliver change in areas such as urban waterway management, waste management, asset management and water use.
The Environment Strategy will be reviewed every four years, and strategic actions implemented as part of the strategy will be reported in the Annual Plan each year. Council will also undertake further consultation with the community when developing action plans in priority areas.
This evaluation plan outlines the monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan for the Environment Strategy. This schedule lists the delivery time frames or current actions related to the tasks outlined in the strategy.